Fish4Eyes

Before I even cast out my lure, or whatever my offering is the drag is set in accordance with my line strength. Losing fish in the past due to the drag not being set right is how I got into the habit of doing this. An exception would be if your using real heavy line, where you risk ripping the fishes mouth apart. Carp have a fairly soft mouth, so this is possible.

You will more than likely need to mail it in. I broke my compre and did not need a receipt. They will honour it because they offer lifetime warranty on the compre's, no questions asked, as long as the break looks like it was accidental and not intentional. They claim that they can tell by the angle it was broken. Your case is very valid so just tell them the truth. All they asked me to do is attach a note describing how I broke it. I believe their service centre is in peterborough.

LeBaron's has the stradic's going for $150

I towed my boat for 2 years with my 1992 1.8L 4 cylinder jetta. My boat/trailer were about 1000lbs and with my camping gear I would be holding up traffic goin up some of the hills going up north. It was funny at the time, but very unsafe. Without the gear it was not too bad but the braking was the main concern. I think that with your car you should be ok, as long as the hitch is a class 3. As for having difficulty at the ramp, it should be ok. Try using a low gear. I have pulled my boat out of sand launches with my jetta.

Agreed. I have broken a med-light compre before I broke 10lb PP. Have also caught numerous 10-15lb carp with it as well.

Looking for this: http://www.iboats.com/Taper_Lock_Hi_Lo_Swi...--view_id.39868 Problem is the shipping costs just as much as the seat base. Anybody know of a Canadian based supplier or store that carries this, or something very similar to it? PS: was at Bass Pro on weekend and they did not have it.

He could of just said that in the first place, instead of giving someone who is trying to learn a hard time.

Havent had a chance to look into it yet, but I was cleaning my room and when I opened the box that the reel came in, it came with a spare spool. Ill give it a shot today after work.

For me it would come down to the warranty. The compre is lifetime and st croix is 5 years.

My boat is a tiller, and gets up on plane almost instantly after I gun it. I dont put a price on fishing, the way I see it is, I don't get to fish everyday so I'm going to enjoy myself as much as I can while im out on the water. A 50hp should not be too bad on gas anyways, ask the guys with the 250+ hp motors what their opinion is on gas consumption...lol.

Im thinkin about heading out myself. Is it a shallow lake? Any submersed rocks or islands to look out for?

I also have an assortment of tackle and yet all I use when I go up north is jigs. I dont feel confident using anything else.

There is also princecraft, sylvan, g3, polar craft, stanley, legend and im sure there is others. Not sure if they all sell jon boats though. I would recommend a lund or princecraft. Good luck with your search, kijiji is a good place to start, and you can also look at trader.ca, as well as forums all over the internet.

I drive VW's and people wave to me. My girlfriend drives a beetle, and when she drives by kids they start punching each other. Children refer to them as "punch buggies". Maybe one day i'll see a good scrap....lol j/k

Will have to check it out, thanks!

I believe this report was from the south. http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33067 The pics speak for themselves.

I made the mistake of buying mine at bass pro too, and they tell you to send it to Shimano when you bring it back to them broken. Shipping to Shimano will cost you money though. Your call!

If your budget is around 100-110ish, I recommend the 6'6 Med-light shimano compre. It may sound like alot of money, but lifetime warranty comes with it. I broke an old model compre on a snag and they sent me the newest model compre no questions asked. Very good rod too! I'm sure others will agree. If you do go this route though, my strong recommendation is to buy it from a store that has a shimano rep come by every so often. I say this because incase you break it, you dont need to pay the shipping (which costs up to 40$) as the rep will just come by the store and take it. I know of a place that will give you one from their rod rack as long as you show a receipt. If your close to Hamilton let me know and I can tell you of a store that does this. Shoot me a PM.

Work for him until you find something else. Even if he is the worst boss in the world, the experience is what you will gain out of it.

I bought a pflueger reel last summer, and i'm noticing that when i pull line out the drag does not make the usual noise it used to (it is silenced, and does not make a noise at all). Adjusting the drag still works fine, but I would like to hear it especially when I catch a fish, so I can adjust it if need be. Any suggestions?

Generally I find wally divers usually dive about 9-10 ft that is with say approximately 60ft of line out and a trolling speed of about 2.5mph, but if you let out more line it will go deeper. Hope this helps.

Quit teasing me with pics of the West Arm.....lol

Try chicken liver for the cats as well, and leave it out to roast in the sun so it gets more stinky. The big girls may still be kicking around. But if your after size, target the carp this time of year.

That compression test device is much cheaper than having a marine mechanic do it. Ask me how I know